Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon # Dama Banjari Dama Banjari is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491558. The 2011 Census counted 590 people in 117 households, the 148th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 590 people (2011) - 117 households - 72.4% literacy - 491558 PIN code ## Dama Banjari PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dama Banjari is 491558. Dama Banjari falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491558 - Gram panchayat Dama Banjari - Community development block Chhuria - Census village code 440967 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dama Banjari from nearby towns? - Chhuriya (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 68 km by road - Chhuria (nearest town) 17 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dama Banjari? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Dama Banjari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kallu Banjari - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chhuriya - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dama Banjari known for? The main crops are paddy, kodo and tivra. About 63% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dama Banjari Of every 100 households in Dama Banjari in 2011, 82 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dama Banjari · ■ Chhuriya rural average - Electricity for lighting 82% 84% - Toilet within the home 3% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 88% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 5% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 90% 83% - Television 23% 21% - Mobile phone 21% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 20% 18% - Own their home 93% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dama Banjari? ■ Dama Banjari · ■ Chhuriya rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.4% 74.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1161 1038 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1368 1008 - Working population 57.5% 56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.3% for men and 67.2% for women. 65% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 98 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 30 (9%) · ■ Other work 35 (10%) · ■ Marginal 176 (52%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chhuriya - Mohgaon 601 people - Tumdi Lewa 598 people - Chandiya 595 people - Karethi 592 people - Baniya Tola 583 people - Jaitgudra 582 people - Nareti Tola 581 people - Katenga Tola 580 people All 218 villages in Chhuriya ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dama Banjari? 491558 - How far is Dama Banjari from Rajnandgaon? 68 km by road - What is the population of Dama Banjari? 590 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dama Banjari in? Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Dama Banjari? 72.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/dama-banjari/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.